Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Industrial Engineering

University of Houston

The PhD degree program in Industrial Engineering provides doctoral students with rigorous academic preparation for positions in both academia and the private or public sector. In addition to required coursework, students conduct independent research that results in original scholarly work. Areas of study range from the traditional IE domains of reliability, facility location and layout design, automated manufacturing, safety, quality control and project management to topics such as large scale optimization, statistical analysis, simulation, systems engineering and heuristic optimization. Excellent library and computing facilities are available to support both instructional and research work.

Cullen College of Engineering